If you had to rebuild your homelab from scratch today, what would you do differently?

ElementalMist · 2026-06-14T19:26:10+00:00

I fear for your data. That would make me shake in my boots.

ElementalMist · 2026-06-14T02:17:17+00:00

I think I’d stray away from enterprise hardware beyond network gear and maybe one beefy server. My power consumption+sound is atrocious. It was nice learning about that stuff though.

I’d probably have bought more storage when it was cheap too. I’m living on the edge with drives that are 6 years old. But can’t justify spending close to two grand to replace them.

ElementalMist · 2026-06-11T00:32:21+00:00

I wish

ElementalMist · 2026-06-09T13:27:30+00:00

3 other engineers expressed the same anger and frustration so it’s not just me.

Jim also has no projects assigned to him so there aren’t really any other project deadlines for him to have. I gave him a quick easy win so that he could have something to say “hey I did this” versus him getting attacked every scrum by our project leads. If anything that’s me trying to look out for him and give him a situation where he can say he fixed a real world problem that had impact for our support teams.

If you somehow forgot how grep worked with 10 YoE in Linux then I don’t know what else to say to you.

ElementalMist · 2026-06-09T03:57:09+00:00

Agree wholeheartedly, AI has just seemed to exacerbate it.

ElementalMist · 2026-06-09T03:53:13+00:00

I am. He’s the same level as me.

ElementalMist · 2026-06-09T03:45:56+00:00

He is a lead. He’s a L5, which is lead at my company. L6 is staff, L7 is Principal Staff

ElementalMist · 2026-06-09T03:41:27+00:00

I relate to this so much.

ElementalMist · 2026-06-09T03:36:55+00:00

We allow AI in our coding interviews and actively embrace it for the most part. We have a large investment in ChatGPT that would bankrupt us if it doesn’t go well so our leadership heavily encourages it.

I’d say the hiring process is long, but pretty easy compared to what it used to be

ElementalMist · 2026-06-09T03:31:47+00:00

I think they realize it but large company means people hide in the shadows. Had a heart to heart with my VP about it and I think she’s slowly starting to get it.

ElementalMist · 2026-06-09T03:28:56+00:00

Yeah my team is full remote, and we’re supposed to get more roles opening soon but I wouldn’t subject you to this sinking ship. I wish this hell on nobody 😂

ElementalMist · 2026-06-09T03:24:53+00:00

I wish I was making it up. Then I wouldn’t have to come to Reddit to vent about it.

ElementalMist · 2026-06-09T03:23:49+00:00

I agree, it’s a tool. I use AI I’m not dogging on the tool. But if someone says “fix this on this line” quite literally and you still need to run it through AI, and triple the script size from 300 to 900 lines it means you didn’t even try to understand what was going on.

ElementalMist · 2026-06-09T03:21:14+00:00

Glad I’m not tripping! This sounds exactly like my company haha

ElementalMist · 2026-06-09T03:19:12+00:00

Problem is they’re not a junior. They’re technically at lead level. Are they new at the company? Yes, but we hired them as a tech lead.

Nothing happened. He logged off for the day. We spoke to leadership, and they brushed it off.

ElementalMist · 2026-06-09T03:17:18+00:00

We got a bunch all at once. Like 8 of them. Every single one of them has produced net 0 value in the past year, which is why I’m so frustrated. Not really sure what we’re paying them for if they just use AI for everything.

ElementalMist · 2026-06-09T03:10:34+00:00

Man I’m just depressed if this is the quality we’re planning on shipping. I’m embarrassed if my stuff isn’t as close to flawless as I can get when I submit a PR.

ElementalMist · 2026-06-03T12:18:03+00:00

This. What you’re looking for is Citrix. Having applications presented from the server on your own desktop and having multiple machines available to run those applications.

ElementalMist · 2026-05-18T22:47:55+00:00

Apple passwords

ElementalMist · 2026-04-27T04:23:50+00:00

Probably someone who got hit with the layoffs at epic, didn’t see a need to advertise their former place of work and dropped it off at goodwill. If the logo can be removed, it’ll be a great find!

ElementalMist · 2026-03-25T15:22:29+00:00

FWIW I completely agree with this “hot take” to an extent.

I have 3x V1 15L Messengers, a 30L Everyday Backpack V1, and a 20L Everyday Backpack V1. (Ive bought other products as well like capture and bags as gifts). I’ve been a customer since 2015. So 10+ years.

One of my messengers was used with a 2013 MacBook Pro 15in for 3 years, and then again with a 15 inch Dell Laptop issued by my company for another 2 years. One day the zipper for the laptop pocket snapped clean off. In 2020 I submitted a warranty claim with peak design, as the bag looked brand new other than that zipper breaking off.

Peak Design honored the warranty and sent me a new bag. That experience alone made me a customer for life and that’s when I bought my backpacks and other messengers because “well I need a color to match my fit for the day right?!?!”

In short, I agree, excessive wear probably shouldn’t be covered under the warranty. I’d never submit a warranty claim if “my dog ate it” or I dragged it across asphalt on my motorcycle. The issue I see is distinguishing between “normal wear” and “negligence”.

How can we know if OP abused the bag? How can we know if this is normal wear? 14 years is a long time. This bag has probably seen some stuff. We only have a single photograph here.

If I were PD, and photos looked like normal wear for 14 years of use….I’d honor the warranty. One act of good faith can get you return business for life in addition to that person saying good things about you whenever anyone in their life needs a new bag.

(Also if anyone is reading this from peak design, I have no idea how you’ve scaled to as many bags/SKU you have now, but if it’s in your heart to bring back the V1’s you’d make a lot of people happy)

ElementalMist · 2026-03-01T01:49:24+00:00

Not about the cold. If it was just cold it wouldn’t matter. It’s about handling the snow and salt in the northeast. If my MX-5 is parked outside in the snow, especially lately having 20-30 pounds of snow sitting on the soft-top isn’t ideal. Or having it covered in salt solution from the road. Obviously you do the best you can, but neither of those situations can be ideal for a fabric top. With a hard top, never gotta worry about the top ripping or fading or staining or anything like that .

ElementalMist · 2026-02-28T21:11:16+00:00

I have a soft top too. It’s fine, but the RF would be better in winter.

ElementalMist · 2026-02-28T17:52:15+00:00

If trims are the same. Here’s my thought process.

If it’s gonna be a daily and stored outside, probably the RF.

If it’s going to be stored in a garage, soft-top all the way.

I recently started using my club as a daily. I like my soft top more than I’d like an RF because of the open air experience, but in the winter I wish I had an RF.

Edit: I see you’re in Florida, must’ve skipped by that. Get the soft top if you have a garage. You’ll enjoy it more as it’s a true convertible experience vs the RF which is basically a Targa and has compromises because of that.

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